Mempis team has already been sold and Milwaukee extended their lease for 5 years. Look i feel for Sacramento. If there is a way we can get a team and Kings not lose theirs I'm all for it but expansion is not going to happen anytime soon.

Memphis was sold to a Northern Californian. Nothing has really changed with their potential to be relocated except who may initiate it. Them and the Bucks have short-term lease agreements and those normally have some out clause. The Grizzlies one can be bought out at any time.

And if all teams are in a good place, expansion may be used. With Stern, I really doubt he will leave as commissioner without something in place to give Seattle a team and expansion is likely a last resort for him but I don't doubt he'll use it if necessary.

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Originally Posted by gstommylee

Fair point. Can we agree that there will be blacklash regardless of what happens.

Maybe but going back to Seattle at the expense of Sacramento doesn't do Stern any favors and make his legacy any better.